GOP contenders face off in second debate

By The Associated Press

on September 16, 2015 5:09 PM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio ... more

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio ... more

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio ... more

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. At right is Sen. Marco Rubio ... more

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Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, speaks during the...photo-8644860.117071 - |ucfirst

Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump, left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush talk together before the start of the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential ... more

Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump, left, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush talk together before the start of the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential ... more

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pose for a group picture during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald ... more

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Sen. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pose for a group picture during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald ... more

Republican presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, speaks as John Kasich looks on during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on ... more

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the debate. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times) less

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) holds a water bottle during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sept. 16, 2015. Eleven candidates took part in the ... more